Whitehorse Daily Star

August 11, 2014

• Hidden Valley Elementary School council is seeking more students The school council at Hidden Valley Elementary School is working to attract more students and add programs,
• Strength In Signatures TV celebrity Kevin Sorbo,
• Changes proposed for the sizes of church lots Proposed new residential lots on Fir and Elm Streets in Porter Creek may be smaller than originally planned.
• Local Talent Showcased Local artist Don Watt
• Man told to take habeas corpus issues to the top court in B.C. A man’s attempt to challenge his sentence and detention has been dismissed by the Yukon Supreme Court due to its lack of jurisdiction over the matter.
• Local business robbed yet again A robbery at Bernie’s Race Trac Gas over the weekend marked the second time this year money has been stolen from the business, continuing a longstanding, unwanted annual tradition.
• At least 650 turn out for inaugural YukomiCon About 650 Yukoners dressed as Spiderman and other superheroes mingled with the likes of celebrities Kevin Sorbo and Magda Apanowicz and famous artists over the weekend as the first-ever YukomiCon drew crowds decked out in full costume over three days.
• Student remembered as ‘a wonderful young lady’ A 15-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man are dead following an early-morning collision Saturday on the Alaska Highway at the Hamilton Boulevard extension.
• Meet and greet is on Harper’s Yukon agenda Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pencilled in for a visit to Whitehorse next week to greet party faithful and members of the broader public at a reception at an undisclosed location.

August 8, 2014

• Company applies to build a caretaker suite A 193-square-metre home could be built in the Marwell industrial area if council approves a conditional use application.
• CPI rose over the past year Comparing June to June 2013, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.0 per cent in Whitehorse, Statistics Canada reported last month.
• Casting call expanded for Yukon For Sale House hunting is no easy task.
• Taking Form The new F.H. Collins Secondary School
• Hearings put ratepayers on the hook for $1.5 M Yukoners will be paying more than $1.5 million to cover the cost of the two recent applications to raise electrical rates.
• Dawson nursing station is being demolished The decommissioned Dawson nursing station is being demolished to make way for the planned replacement for McDonald Lodge on that site.
• Preface To Some Fun Nathaniel Greenshields made a ninja outfit for YukomiCon at the Boys and Girls Club.
• MLA’s actions compared poorly to governing party’s ethics code “Members shall avoid conduct or practices likely to bring discredit upon themselves or the party,” reads guideline A1.8 of the Yukon Party’s official code of ethics.
• Delay may impact cost of LNG generators project Yukon Energy’s new backup generating plant won’t be ready until next March instead of late this year or early January as originally planned, says the corporation’s vice-president.
• Two bear cubs recovering from illness The orphaned bear cubs at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve have been battling an illness, but are showing signs of improvement.
• Honeymooners grateful for Yukoners’ compassion They’ve heard there are three types of fun, Justin and Meghan Monzon explained.
• Preparing For The Big Event Jordana Sunshine Scurvey works Thursday afternoon on her YukomiCon poster at the Heart of Riverdale Community Centre Comic Book Camp.
• Northwestel extends service hours Northwestel is responding to customer demand and extending its retail centre availability.
• Be alert: several bruins sighted in city this week About a dozen bear sightings in Whitehorse have been reported to conservation officers in the past week.
• Man sentenced to 90 days for thefts from businesses A man who pleaded guilty to stealing items from two stores in Whitehorse was sentenced Monday afternoon to 90 days in jail.
• Word of missing records shocked parents The families of about 340 students at Christ the King Elementary School have been left wondering what hands their children’s personal information is in.

August 7, 2014

• Fun With Canine Friends Competitors in the Yukon Quest Bark Fest owner-dog look-alike contest line up last Saturday in Whitehorse.
• Music pros are urged to apply to represent Yukon at BreakOut West The Yukon Film and Sound Commission (YFSC)
• An Evening Of Entertainment Major Funk and the Employment perform Wednesday evening at the Arts in the Park event.
• Camp blazes trail for female firefighters There are two days left to register for Camp Ember, the Yukon’s first-ever female firefighting academy.
• The Victors Jenny Duncombe and Harold
• Fund helps projects to preserve Yukon’s built heritage Fourteen individuals and organizations will share $100,000 from the Historic Properties Assistance Program toward the stabilization,
• Major youth gathering starts at Brooks Brook Northwestel Inc. is sponsoring more than 140 Yukon First Nations youth
• Falling rocks from truck nearly hit a passing car Kim Corothers was on her way to pick her son up from daycare on Tuesday evening when three rocks flew off a dump truck driving past her in the opposite lane.
• Research forest work branching into several areas Haskaps, alfalfa and compost – oh, my!
• ‘No two-man tent would ever be safe again’ A territorial court judge has found a 26-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting his female friend after an evening of drinking, dancing and soaking in a hot tub.